New Delhi, June 3 -- Actor Kamal Haasan has agreed to stall the release of his upcoming film Thug Life in Karnataka, following the controversy over his recent remarks on Tamil and Kannada. He said that "Kannada was born out of Tamil".

On Tuesday, Kamal Hassan refused to apologise to the Karnataka High Court for his statement. He said that he had 'no malice.'

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